365 Reasons I love you too...

Here it is, all 365 reasons. Although I didn't keep with my original intentions of taking a picture of each reason, I think this covers it, right? They're all there! I regret not having the dedication to do what I originally wanted to do, I sincerely hope my wife treasures this forever. I love my wife. Everything about her is everything I need.

I love you, Christie. Two down, more to go.

Jonathan

Reason 350, 187, 238, 292, 321, 232

Reason 350...

The way you do anything for our daughter. 

I would spin the world backwards for my daughter. She deserves everything in the world. She's got some things going against her and I will do anything she needs me to do to keep the balance in her favor. I love my wife for bringing her into my life. She's changed everything about it.

Reason 187...

I love that you always speak your mind. 

I can't help it. My filter is like a sieve. I think Honest Jon is the problem really. That guy's a dick. I love that my wife even takes me out of the house.

Reason 238...

You treat me awesome. 

A repeat. I do what I can. I don't always treat my wife awesome but I try. Even though I don't always treat her awesome, she still loves me. I couldn't ask for a better wife.

Reason 292...

You never yell. 

I don't yell all that often. I also don't often keep a grudge after we argue. I think it's because we never argue about things that are really a big deal, or at least in the grand scheme of things they're not that big of a deal. I also never really heard my Mom and Dad yell very much. I guess when you love someone so much, yelling isn't really in the cards.

Reason 321...

You're the one person I don't regret meeting. 

Ditto! As a matter of fact, my wife is the one person above all I am happy to have met. She's changed everything about my life and made me happier than I could have imagined.

Reason 232...

When we kiss, it's perfect. 

I agree. Let's do it more often this year!

Reason 295, 215, 319, 176, 306, 318

Reason 295...

You explain things to me. 

Although she doesn't always need things explained, when she does I do my best to explain them to my wife. She's a pretty smart cookie. The things I do have to explain are usually car, motorcycle, math or science related. And frankly, she usually doesn't care! I still love her though, she listens long enough to entertain me.

Reason 215...

The way you take pride in how you look. 

I like to look somewhat presentable. Not metrosexual or anything, but good enough. I'm not overly attractive either, so I love that my wife appreciates that I take a little time to look good. After all, I do it for her!

Reason 319...

You are so smart. 

Eh, I know a lot of people smarter than I am. In fact, my wife is pretty smart. I love that my wife thinks that being smart is a good thing. It goes further than me though. Being proud of smartness will instill in our children a feeling that being a nerd or dork is a good thing. Not a bad thing. 

Reason 176...

I love cooking for you. 

My wife should be on Master Chef! That's what our daughter always says. I think she's right. I love eating the food my wife cooks and I appreciate that she takes the time to do it.

Reason 306...

You're a great father. 

I think this has been covered. I try to emulate the man that was a father to me and my grandfathers. I have no reason not to be a good father. Especially when I have such a damn good family. I wouldn't trade this life for anything. No amount of money...nothing. I love my wife for being such a huge part of why I'm a good father.

Reason 318...

You worked for NASA. 

That I did. It was the best experience in my life. I love my wife for moving to Houston to be with me during that time.  

Reason 225, 200, 190, 194, 182, 236

Reason 225...

For making me feel like a Queen. 

I love my wife for calling me Pharaoh.

Reason 200...

I love how you always do the right thing. 

Repeat. And I definitely don't always do the right thing. But I try. My wife deserves that. I love that she thinks I always try to do the right thing! She's so innocent.

Reason 190...

How you make me feel I can do anything. 

Part of the whole marriage thing is lifting up your spouse. Inspiring your other half to do their best is crucial for a healthy relationship. So that's what I try to do. I love my wife for inspiring me too, cause she does it every day. (This is a repeat btw, lol).

Reason 194...

I am always proud of you. 

This drives me to always do the right thing. Without my wife's belief in me, life would be much harder. I love my wife for being my cheerleader.

Reason 182...

I love making you happy. 

Oh reeeeaaally? My wife does a pretty good job at this. I try to make her happy too. I think this year for our anniversary I made her pretty happy with my first gift. I hope this makes her happier!

Reason 236...

For trusting me. 

I try to trust my wife as much as my brain will allow it. Sometimes I just need to do things myself to make me feel better about it, haha. But really, I do trust my wife with a lot. She does just about everything for us. I think this year I'll trust her even more with things. She can do it!

Reason 302, 214, 265, 213, 201

Reason 302...

We share everything. 

We do. Except for food, usually. I think my wife growls at me sometimes actually!

Reason 214...

Your devotion. 

I think this was covered before. I'm devoted to my family. That's about it. I love that my wife respects that and is in line with it too.

Reason 265...

When you grab my butt. 

I like my wife's ass. And I like grabbing it. I think, after I'm done with this post, I'll do just that!

Reason 213...

You became a lactation specialist to help me and our son. 

I sure did! Our little tiny man didn't latch on right away. So, I did what any good dad would do, I helped! He eventually did latch and is STILL breastfeeding, a year later. My wife needed help, so I helped. I love that my wife accepted my help so graciously. It was an experience I'll never forget.

Reason 201...

I love waking up next to you. 

Ha! I think my wife loves waking up to the baby more than me. She co-sleeps with the baby and still does about half of the week. I'm OK with it because I believe it has helped her and the baby during breastfeeding. Really though, I love sleeping in the same bed as my wife. I'm gonna kick that baby out!

Reason 208, 309, 294, 217, 308, 250

Reason 208...

I love that my life finally has purpose. 

My wife's life had purpose before our family. She had her daughter, and that's purpose enough. Our life together must have given her that little extra kick, a little extra purpose. Now that we have a son, it's just doubled. As long as we have love, our purpose will always be intertwined. As far as I'm concerned our purposes will always be intertwined.

Reason 309...

The way you pick on me. 

I always do it out of love. I had a math teacher in high school that always used to say "I kid cause I care". I guess I do the same. I'm thankful that my wife doesn't get pissed cause I pick on her!

Reason 294...

You call me from work to check in. 

I probably do this too often. I know sometimes my wife doesn't want to pick up as I usually have "instructions" for her! I love that she picks the phone up!

Reason 217...

The way you have taught me about life and myself. 

I think getting my wife out of the place she was in was the only thing she needed to learn about herself and life. Sometimes environments hold people down. I am just happy that she's grown. Bringing her and our daughter in my life has done way more for me than she could imagine.

Reason 308...

You sometimes drive me insane. 

I think we've covered this. I sometimes wonder how she stands me. I'm just thankful that she does!

Reason 250...

You gave everything to me. 

She deserves everything she's gotten. That could be taken two ways I guess, haha. But seriously, I've only ever given her love. And sometimes strife. But we all need that in our life. My wife has given me children. She's on the winning side of things.

Reason 198, 212, 206, 299, 329, 362

Reason 198...

I love that my life feels like a dream. 

I don't know about that. If it's more like Cinderella in the beginning than the end, I could see it being like a dream! I try to keep my wife comfortable most times but I know things get hard. I should do more to help her and I'll try in the next year.

Reason 212...

You are my happily ever after. 

See above! LOL

Reason 206...

The importance of our family. 

As covered before, our family is the number one priority in our lives. I wouldn't have it any other way. It's what I learned as a child and it's what I teach my children today. I love that my wife is in it for the long haul with me.

Reason 299...

You know how to cheer me up. 

Frequently, my wife needs a little cheering up. I usually just tell her to get over it if it's not a big thing to be worrying about, but every once in a while she needs more than that. And I try to help her in any way I can. As is standard, she does the same for me. I love her reciprocation.

Reason 329...

Thinking about you makes me stop doing something stupid. 

As I said before, my wife is not stupid. Perhaps she means that she thinks through a situation before acting, which is something I try to tell her often. Not everyone thinks like and engineer, and I do so probably too much for a normal person. So I try to rub that off onto her. I love that she's listening and it's flattering to think that she thinks of me.

Reason 362...

The day we had our son. 

A day I will never, ever, ever forget. It was the single greatest moment I've ever experienced. I thought I loved my wife and respected her before, but at that moment I couldn't even explain the love I had for her. She amazed me and continues to do so every day.